Arms and the Dudes

Arms and the Dudes
Directed by Todd Phillips
Produced by Scott Budnick
Bradley Cooper
Mark Gordon
Todd Phillips
Bryan Zuriff
Written by Jason Smilovic
Todd Phillips
Stephen Chin
Starring Jonah Hill
Miles Teller
Ana de Armas
J. B. Blanc
Cinematography Lawrence Sher
Edited by Jeff Groth
Production
companies
Green Hat Films
The Mark Gordon Company
Country United States
Language English

Arms and the Dudes is an upcoming American crime-comedy film directed by Todd Phillips and written by Phillips, Jason Smilovic and Stephen Chin, based on the Rolling Stone article by Guy Lawson. A true story follows two arms dealers Efraim Diveroli and David Packouz, who get a government contract to supply weapons for US troops in Afghanistan. The film stars Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Ana de Armas and J. B. Blanc. Filming began on March 2, 2015 in Romania.

Plot

Two arms dealers Efraim Diveroli and David Packouz, secure a $300 million government contract to supply weapons for US allies in Afghanistan. They soon find themselves in danger abroad and in trouble back home.

Cast

Production

On December 3, 2014, Jonah Hill was set to star in Arms and the Dudes to play one of the international arm dealers, while Todd Phillips was set to direct the film.[1] Same day, TheWrap reported that Miles Teller was also in talks to join the film for second lead role as an arm dealer. Both Hill and Teller replaced Jesse Eisenberg and Shia LaBeouf who were in talks before but never signed on.[5] On February 12, 2015, Deadline confirmed that Teller had joined Hill, and he would be playing David Packouz, a licensed massage therapist in Miami, who later joins Hill's character Efraim Diveroli in arms dealing.[2] On February 13, Ana de Armas joined the cast of the film.[3] J. B. Blanc joined the film on March 5, 2015 to play Bashkim, the right-hand man of Packouz.[4]

Filming

Shooting was previously set to begin late-April 2015 in Miami for several weeks.[6] According to SSN Insider, filming began on March 2, 2015.[7] Later confirmed by the Business Wire on March 17, 2015, filming was underway in Romania.[8]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kit, Borys (December 3, 2014). "Jonah Hill to Star in Crime Comedy 'Arms and the Dudes'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fleming Jr, Mike (February 12, 2015). "‘Whiplash’ Star Miles Teller Joins Jonah Hill In ‘Arms And The Dudes’". deadline.com. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hipes, Patrick (February 13, 2015). "Ana De Armas Joins Dudes In ‘Arms And The Dudes’". deadline.com. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Pedersen, Erik (March 5, 2015). "IFC Films Locks Up ‘Stanford Prison Experiment'; JB Blanc Joins ‘Arms And The Dudes’ — Film Briefs". deadline.com. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  5. ↑ Sneider, Jeff (December 3, 2014). "Miles Teller Eyed to Join Jonah Hill in Todd Phillips’ ‘Arms and the Dudes’". thewrap.com. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Jonah Hill’s New Dark Comedy “Arms and the Dudes” to Film in Miami". onlocationvacations.com. February 24, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  7. ↑ "On the Set for 3/2/15: Matthew McConaughey & Gugu Mbatha-Raw Start 'Free State of Jones', 'Kickboxer' Wraps & More". ssninsider.com. March 2, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Shooting Begins on “Arms & the Dudes”". businesswire.com. March 17, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.

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